Hundreds of Women Get Tech Job Support in £4m Government-Backed Programme

Hundreds of women get tech job support in £4m government-backed programme

The package also includes paid tech placements and support for those returning after career breaks to re-enter technology jobs.

UK government announces package to get more women in tech - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

The Home Office and Ministry of justice are part of a government pilot to get women back into the tech sector through senior software development roles after having spent time away from the industry. Described as a returnship scheme, it forms part of a package of initiatives announced by the government which also includes plans for hundreds of tech placements for women across the country as well as a UK-wide tech competition for girls. The retur…

UK launches £4m programme to get 300 women into tech as unemployment hits four-year high | The latest National and International News

Hundreds of women are set to get new opportunities for jobs in tech as part of a £4 million Government-backed programme (Alamy/PA) PA Media The UK government has launched a £4 million programme to help hundreds of women break into the technology sector, as unemployment hits a four-year high and gender barriers persist in the industry. The "TechFirst Women's programme" will provide around 300 women with paid tech placements and support for those …

Government programme launches to support women joining tech

The UK government has launched a programme to support women and girls in entering the male-dominated tech industry. It has been a well-established truth for years now that the tech industry has a serious diversity problem, with efforts to improve the gender equity in the sector so far only barely moving the needle. Moreover, research from the recent Lovelace Report from WeAreTechWomen pointed out that as well as being deeply unfair to women, the…